The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 30, 2104
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
1:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.14° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.17° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.